Kahale Warring TE – San Diego State
At 6'6 252lbs he has the size you look for. His combine overall was solid. A good 40, bench, VJ, BJ, 20YS and 60YS A fairly average 3CT but overall you need to like what you saw. Not great production. That isn't automatically a red flag, but you would like to see how he looked with a bigger pass catching role. It wasn't like anyone in that offense had good production though.
So I just watched is tape. By the end I thought 'where the hell did this guy come from?' I don't care about his lack of production. This guy is really good. He checks all the boxes.
First lets talk generalities. This guy catches everything with his hands. Attacking the ball instead of waiting for it to come. He looks every bit of his size and weight, He doesn't throw it around after the catch as much as you'd want. And his acceleration? Guys who are 6'6 and 250 don't typically accelerate like this. And It all has to do with how active his feet are.
2:17 – Ignore the touchdown. I want you to look at how fast he changes direction. This is nearly a 90 degree turn. This is about as fast as you can do it for a man that size not name Kittle. Also a nice little head bob there to make the defender commit.
3:26 – Making a diving catch like a WR look normal.
4:20 – Maybe the most important play. He catches the ball from a dead stop. In one step he gains space away from the defender and then circles around him as he turns up field. Once he starts you go north cause he won the edge you really see how he slices though the D.
5:50 – Just check out this agility and body control not to mention hand. The ball is behind him and high. Jumping in the air he spins to catch it like it isn't an issue. This isn't a slow ball either. This had some zip. Sets up instantly upon landing. Not many TEs can do this and make it look so casual.
6:50 – Forget everything else that happens on this play. I want you to look and see how fast Warring's feet are. Hw quickly he uses them to reposition himself. Not much came of it, but there wasn't much to get. The fact is he has the shake and bake. Rare.
So anyway let's finish up. His run blocking is good. Not the best I've seen, but he's clearly very capable. If I have a knock on his pass catching, it would be that I'd wish he would run with more violence and power. Overall though I was pretty impressed. Catch radius, hands, speed, quickness, acceleration, blocking, body control, hand eye; he has it all to a good degree. Time to make a bold proclamation! All due respect to Hockinson; but Warring is the best TE in this draft. Not only that; Warring has a good chance to be a top 5 TE. Grade 7.0